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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1991
SHE SAID UNDER CLAUSE 7(3) OF THAT SCA, "DURING THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1993 THE COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT WILL INSTITUTE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING REVISION AND EXTENSION OF THE SCHEME OF CONTROL TO EMBODY SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS ARE THEN FOUND TO BE MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE".
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PROVISION DISCUSSIONS TO REVISE AND THE EXTEND THE SCA COMMENCED WITH THE COMPANIES IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, ACTING SECRETARY SAID.
"THERE WAS SOME DEGREE OF URGENCY IN THE DISCUSSIONS, WITHOUT A NEW SCA IN PLACE THE COMPANIES WILL FIND IT DIFFICULT RAISE THE NECESSARY PRIVATE FINANCE NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT NEW POWER STATION AT BLACK POINT.
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"THE FIRST GENERATING UNITS AT BLACK POINT MUST BE DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS DECADE, IF CONSUMERS ARE TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE AN EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY,
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"THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMPANIES ARE NOW REACHING A FINAL STAGE, MRS BOSHER SAID, ADDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT HOPED THAT THE TERMS OF THE NEW SCA COULD BE FINALISED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARRANGEMENTS WHICH HAD BEEN AGREED IN THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP THE CHINESE SIDE WOULD
BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE TERMS OF THE NEW SCA, SHE
SAID.
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"MEMBERS OF THE OMELCO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND PUBLIC PANEL WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE AGREEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATION EARLY NEXT WEEK," SHE ADDED.
FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED INCORRECT INJECTION CASES
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ALLEGEDLY
THE DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL SERVICES IS CONDUCTING A FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER OF RECENT
INCORRECT ADMINISTERING OF INJECTIONS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY
(WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON EMILY LAU, MRS SHORTLY AND WONG SAID THE INVESTIGATION WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED THE RESULTS WOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.
THE SECRETARY ADDED THAT SUCH INCIDENTS WERE EXTREMELY RARE.
ACCORDING TO RECORD, THERE WAS A SIMILAR INCIDENT IN 1982 AND THE VICTIM'S FAMILY WAS COMPENSATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, MRS WONG SAID.
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